This is the cleaned-up grave of Kinahan cartel member David Byrne ahead of Sunday’s first anniversary of his brutal murder.

The black marble headstone adorning the plot where he is buried has clearly been polished and tidied up before family, friends and fellow gang members pay their respects to the dead criminal at Mount Jerome Cemetery in South Dublin.

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It’s believed the slain gangster’s brother Liam Byrne, who is a top target on the Hutch gang’s hit list, is expected to come out of hiding and attend the service.

However, Spanish-based cartel leader Christy “Dapper Don” Kinahan is not expected to show up amid fears he will be the prime target for the rival criminal outfit.

A security sweep id due to be carried out at the grave as well as the church ahead of tomorrow’s anniversary to ensure no weapons of explosives have been hidden there.

David Byrne was blasted to death at the Regency Hotel earlier this year

A source told the Irish Mirror paranoid members of the cartel will be in attendance but will be on their guard for fear of another attack by the Hutch mob. They said: “The level of security won’t be as high or as visible as Byrne’s funeral.

“However, there is a fear the anniversary Mass and graveside visits by family and friends could be seen as a perfect opportunity for the Hutch gang to attack.

“There will be covert gardai in attendance but if the Hutch gang have something major planned it’s going to be very hard to stop.

“They know there will be armed officers in attendance and will be working around that if they do in fact plan to carry out a hit. After Christy Kinahan and his son Daniel, Liam Byrne is probably seen as the next target for the Hutch crew.